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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

“Today we are very proud to reveal the nominees for the 2015 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS,” says Helga Stephenson, CEO, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

“2014 was an exceptionally competitive year for Canadian film, television & digital media,” Stephenson adds. “The Academy received a record number of Canadian Screen Awards submissions, which is also a good sign for the industry.”

CSA nominations in 128 categories (24 film, 97 in television and 7 in digital media) were announced today at simultaneous press conferences in Toronto and Montreal and via live webcast on the Academy’s new FanZone website, launched today.
“Congratulations to all our 2015 Canadian Screen Awards nominees,” says Stephenson. “We’re looking forward to a great year with a brand new production team spotlighting stories about our country’s best talent in a bold new way,” she adds. Cimoroni & Company and Rick Chisholm, co-producers of this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, also produced the new 2015 CSA Trailer, launched today, that will play in both French and English on approximately 2,800 cinema screens nationwide.

The Academy’s Canadian Screen Week features ten events in seven days, beginning February 23 and culminating with the Canadian Screen Awards Broadcast on CBC, live from the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, on March 1, 2015, at 8pm (8:30 NT).

2015 Canadian Screen Awards presenters, additional Academy Special Awards and details of Canadian Screen Week events will also be announced in the coming weeks. Please check regularly for updates: www.academy.ca

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a national, non-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen-based industries.

The Academy's Canadian Screen Awards is the annual awards show to celebrate the best in film, television and digital media; they are part of Canadian Screen Week (February 23 – March 1, 2015) and the 2-Hour Live Broadcast Gala will air Sunday March 1 @ 8pm (8:30 NT) on CBC.

Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
Degrassi - Hypnotize
MuchMusic / MTV (Bell Media)
Phil Earnshaw
Franklin and Friends - Franklin and the Four Seasons
Treehouse (Corus Entertainment)
John Payne, Lynn Reist
If I Had Wings
Super Channel (Allarco)
Allan Harmon
R.L. Stine's: The Haunting Hour – Brush With Madness
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
Neill Fearnley
This is Scarlett and Isaiah - This is Isaiah Helping with the First Day of School
Treehouse (Corus Entertainment)
J.J. Johnson

Best Original Music Score for a Program
Sponsor | Slaight Music
Babysellers
Lifetime (Shaw Media)
Rich Walters
A Fish Story
Super Channel (Allarco)
Normand Corbeil
Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery
CBC (CBC)
Robert Carli

Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Presented with the participation of the Cogeco Program Development Fund
Babysellers
Lifetime (Shaw Media)
Suzette Couture
The Best Laid Plans
CBC (CBC)
Susan Coyne, Jason Sherman
The Slattery Street Crockers
NTV (NTV)
Kenneth J Harvey
Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery
CBC (CBC)
Wayne Gigsby

Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series
The Adventures of Napkin Man - Just Me in a Tree
CBC (CBC)
Yannick Bisson
The Next Star - Live Finale
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
Carlos Bustamante
TVOKids - The Space - Princess P Pie Day
TVO (TVO)
Kara Harun
Undercover High - He Toots He Scores and No Plane No Gain
YTV (Corus Entertainment)
Lisa Gilroy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
The Best Laid Plans
CBC (CBC)
Jonas Chernick
Saul: Journey to Damascus
Super Channel (Allarco)
Kyle Schmid
Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery
CBC (CBC)
Nathaniel Parker
Twist of Faith
Lifetime (Shaw Media)
David Hirsh

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Babysellers
Lifetime (Shaw Media)
Jennifer Finnigan
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
Global (Shaw Media)
Jodi Balfour
Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery
CBC (CBC)
Kate Hewlett